India has suffered a loss in the WTC points table after losing the first Test against England. England defeated Team India by 5 wickets and pushed it to the fourth position, while after the victory in Headingley, England reached the first position. The new cycle of WTC started on June 17 with the Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Test. This Test match played in Galle was a draw. Both have the same PCT and both the teams are in second and third position respectively in the WTC points table.

The Indian team will have to win the second Test at any cost to move up in the points table. The second Test match between India and England will be played at Edgbaston from July 2.

England defeated India by 5 wickets and earned 12 points from this Test match. On the other hand, the Indian team did not get a single point from this Test. The winning percentage of the England team is 100.00. Bangladesh is in the second position and Sri Lanka is in the third position. Both the teams have equal 4-4 points. While the win percentage is 33.33-33.33.

Will Jasprit Bumrah play the second Test? Captain Shubman Gill gave the first statement after the defeat at Headingley.

India topped the WTC 2019-21 points table. While in the 2021-23 WTC cycle, Team India finished second. At the same time, it finished third in the WTC 2023-25 ​​​​cycle. India could have also qualified for the final of WTC 2023-25, but 6 defeats in the last 8 Tests hurt it a lot.

The second Test of the ongoing 5-match series between India and England will be played from July 2 to 6 at Edgbaston in Birmingham. The last three matches will be played at Lord's (July 10-14), Manchester (July 23-27), and The Oval (July 31-August 4). After playing five Tests in England, the Indian team will play a two-match series each with West Indies and South Africa later this year. The two red-ball matches against the Windies will be held in Ahmedabad and Delhi, while Kolkata and Guwahati will host the Test matches against 2025 WTC winners South Africa.

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